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What are your favorite privacy programs you use frequently? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 days ago by Psyhackological@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I use MullvadVPN, GrapheneOS and Linux but I also search for any more apps not like OSes. What'a your favorites?

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[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

obviously public fora content is not meant to be private but using a fedi instance is privacy focused solution vis-a-vis redidt who tracks ever fucking click and finger prints your browsers while permittitng rando creeps like sundar and faceberg to do the same.

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

Privacy-focused isn't a term I'd choose, but it certainly allows privacy-concerned people to use it, and like you said, avoiding the capitalist surveillance crap that for-profit companies are pulling.